Google is so powerful that it "hides" other search systems from us. We just don't know the existence of most of them.
Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information.
Keep a list of sites you never heard of.
www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.
www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.
https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.
www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.
http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.
www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.
www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free.
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Perspectives shifts to make peace with this:
• Disappointment is unavoidable; it’s part of being human.
• Putting yourself first doesn’t mean you care less about others.
• You can’t pour from an empty cup—your well-being matters.
• People who truly care will understand your need for boundaries.
• Disappointment is temporary; resentment from overgiving lasts longer.
• Prioritizing yourself sets an example for others to do the same.
• Your worth isn’t tied to how much you sacrifice for others.
• Saying “no” to others is saying “yes” to yourself.
• You’re responsible for your happiness, not their expectations.
• Growth often feels uncomfortable, but it’s necessary for a fulfilling life.
• Family expectations can feel heavier, but you’re still allowed to set boundaries.
• Disappointing them doesn’t mean you don’t love them—it means you’re human.
• Your needs matter, even if they don’t always align with family traditions or values.
• You can explain your choices, but you’re not responsible for their feelings.
• Loving your family doesn’t mean sacrificing yourself.
• Putting yourself first can strengthen relationships by reducing resentment.
• Healthy boundaries lead to healthier family dynamics over time.
• It’s okay to grow in a direction that feels right for you, even if they don’t understand.
• You are not obligated to meet everyone’s expectations—family or not.
• Peace comes from accepting that love & disappointment can coexist.
Study tips that i learned through failures!
1. It's so important that you do a first read thru of the text as fast as possible. Stick to annotations and brief summarizing notes/outlines. Our brain is constantly making connections even when we're sleeping, so even if you don't understand something at first, getting stuck on it is a waste of your present time AND sleep time. Some things will click while you're doing chores because your brain is still working in the background! But it can't happen if there is nothing to click. Try to expose yourself to all the material as early as possible. [If you're studying math, skip the derivations and proofs in the first read thru and just do the example problems and focus on the underlying assumptions. Depending on the class/exam objective, you might not even be tested on the proof]
2. The breaks. Even if you know you can study 4 hours straight - don't. I used to do this especially when I was anxious, but it just burned me out. Even as quickly as the next day! If you're doing your first pom of the day and you feel really fresh to the point that you feel like you can skip that first break - dont.. it will pile up!
3. The water and the sugar!! This might sound really obvious, but studying burns up so many resources. On days I don't study, I might be okay with 60-70 oz of water, but on days I do, it's normal for me to hit 100 oz. I also ate way more food in general and ate more sugar too, and I think that's pretty normal.
4. Flashcards and practice problems > annotations > having nice notes. It kills me to say it, but the last exam I took (and passed!), I relied on my very disorganized notes/screenshots on my tablet. I didn't have time to organize and transfer them nicely onto paper in order even though every perfectionist cell in my body wanted to soo badly. Making your own textbook can be helpful but I seriously just didn't have the time. Focus on what will actually get you that pass score!
5. Find the note-taking app you like BEFORE your study period or exam season and practice using it! The last thing you want is to fight the syncing mechanism as you're trying to study. I like to use Flexil because of the split screen feature, the linked screenshots, and the cross-platform sync. If you are studying math, either learn latex over the summer/off period so you can use it in Obsidian/Anki or commit to manually written flashcards and notes the whole way. Dont try to switch halfway through because that will be a waste of your time. I personally think writing out the math is faster than typing it out in Latex, but it's your poison (they're both poison). (And if you study any type of math, I 10000% recommend using a tablet)
6. Unless you are studying for fun, orient everything around the class/exam objectives. Unfortunately, you're not gonna have time to be curious. If you don't think something will be tested, quickly cut it out and move on.
7. Figure out what your exam taking weaknesses are. Out of every 10 missed problems, I realized I'd miss a question solely because i input the wrong number into the calculator. Now I say the numbers in my head as I put it in, do it at a relatively slow pace, and break up large formulas into itsy pieces and make sure the output is close to what I expect it to be. I write out all the steps on paper sometimes to make sure every calculation is as expected. You only get once chance during the real thing, so it's important to come up with a policy to reduce risk and to stick to it every time.
YOU DO NOT HEAL BY UNDERSTANDING YOUR TRAUMA
You heal by feeling safe enough to stop repeating it
Not reverting to your old coping mechanisms anymore is how you break the cycle
You want to understand because understanding gives the illusion of control
When we go through pain our mind kicks into overdrive trying to make sense of it. It’s the mind’s way of saying If I can figure this out, I can prevent it from happening again
Sometimes there isn’t a logical answer that will make the pain go away because it had nothing to do with you. And trying to intellectualize everything can become a way to avoid feeling the things that actually needs to move through the body
We try understanding because it’s less scary than sitting in the unknown. Stop trying to solve everything like a puzzle and instead start soothing the part of us that feels afraid, abandoned, unworthy etc
You don’t need another explanation
You need a hug
A deep breath
A new boundary
Or someone who looks at you and tells you that it wasn’t your fault
Because it wasn’t 🤍
I want to be bread 😭😭😭😭😭😭
It's not fair
you have got to learn how to style your hair and wigs.
I’ve been styling and making wigs, doing hair, and enjoying playing cosmetologist since I was young and I’ve found that it’s saved me so much money and gotten me so much clout within my friend groups. I’m known as the one who can do hair and I take a lot of pride in it, it’s important to know how to do something and know how to do it well and it’s important to take a lot of pride in your work. I have specialised hair, I’m not always able to find a stylist who I trust and I don’t mess around when it comes to my hair and making sure that it looks good, it can be incredibly annoying to have a mishap and have to figure out what to do last minute and it can be a nightmare to take care of wigs and buy them, below are videos on how to make your own wigs, style your wigs, dye your wigs, install your wigs, and care for your wigs so that you have hairstyles that last.
here’s the list.
beginner braid pattern for a wig install.
beginner middle part braid down tutorial.
arrogant tae swoop tutorial part one.
arrogant tae swoop tutorial part two.
full frontal install with detailed plucking.
lace frontal and closure plucking masterclass.
how to bleach, pluck, and customise a closure.
how to install an HD lace frontal for beginners.
how to tint your lace to the correct colour.
how to cut and style a blunt cut bob.
how to do a bald cap installation.
how to install a lace frontal perfectly.
how to make a closure look like a frontal.
how to create wispy bangs.
how to use a hot comb correctly.
how to dye your wig blonde.
how to pluck da fuck out of a hairline.
how to tweeze a perfect middle part.
how to do a 360 lace install with waterproof glue.
how to highlight your wig easily.
how to highlight like a pro.
beginner friendly detailed highlighting.
how to highlight with a highlighting cap.
how to dye a wig jet black.
how to dye a wig red/burgundy.
how to dye a 360 lace wig bronze.
how to dye a wig honey blonde.
how to dye a wig ash blonde.
how to dye a wig half and half.
how to dye a wig chestnut brown.
how to do bombshell curls on a wig.
how to cut layers in a wig.
how to install a frontal wig and cut layers.
how to do a wolf cut on a wig.
how to do curtain bangs with layers on a wig.
how to do voluminous layers on a wig.
how to do a roller set on a wig.
how to do a flexirod set on a wig.
how to do a middle part flexirod set on a wig.
what you need in a wig kit.
the best wig glue.
how to make a synthetic wig look natural.
how to straighten a part.
how to straighten a wig with no frizz.
how to fix a hole in your wig lace.
how to straighten a blunt cut bob.
how to make a closure wig.
how to make a flat closure wig.
how to make a closure wig using a sewing machine.
how to make a u-part wig.
how to install a u-part wig.
how to make a u-part wig for beginners.
how to make a natural part u-part wig.
how to do a flawless u-part wig install.
how to install a versatile u-part wig.
how to turn a closure wig into a u-part wig.
how to make a synthetic wig look natural.
how to customise a synthetic wig.
how to install clip-ins like a pro.
how to flawlessly blend clip-ins.
how to install clip-ins on relaxed hair.
how to install clip-ins on pressed hair.
how to install tape-in extensions.
how to blend clip-ins with relaxed hair.
how to do a frontal ponytail.
how to do a frontal high ponytail.
how to do a frontal low ponytail.
how to install a 90’s style wig. 
how to install a half up, half down swoop wig.
how to do a simple quick weave.
how to do a diy versatile quick weave.
how to do a detailed middle part quick weave.
how to do a natural quick weave with leave out.
how to do a versatile sew in with no closure.
how to do a sew in with a closure.
how to do a flawless 5x5 closure sew in.
how to do a beginner friendly closure sew in.
how to do a sew in with minimal leave out.
how to do your own natural looking sew in.
how to clean and wash your lace front wigs.
how to wash your hair underneath your wigs/sew ins.
I’ve also thought of this a lot and I can finally say that I truly believe that while the quality of the hair and the products you use are definitely extremely important, so is the technique you use. You could spend a full $1k on a wig but it wouldn’t look good unless you knew how to pluck and install it, there are plenty of really hot affordable synthetic wigs and synthetic/human hair blend wigs currently on the market, there are ways to install wigs that are simple but still end up making you look like you’re on fire, and there are wigs that are on the more expensive end that just won’t look good if you don’t know how to install them. Knowing how to do your own hair is truly an S-Tier skill, some salons and stylists are so expensive these days that it’s just not feasible to go in every week to have your hair done and it’s great to be able to do your hair whenever you want to and make it look good, you’ll end up saving so much money and exchanging only time, you can learn how to do your own styles, and you can even take all the skills you’ve learned and make a profit from them.
Ligeia.